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Yuan Qingfeng, Yinshan Sect, Wenjianmen and others stayed in a branch hall in Yinshan temporarily after parting from Liu Zhongqing that day. The small town where the branch hall is located is very prosperous due to its important geographical location and frequented by people.

This place can be said to be the hub of the dispatch from Xuegu to Yinshan, so everyone stays here because they plan to get news and make plans.

After the three of Wen Yan came to join them, they also temporarily stayed in the branch hall together.

Yuan Qingfeng learned something about Liu Zhongyi from Liu Zhongqing, seeing him now, his mood was very complicated, after asking someone to arrange for them to rest at the residence, he wanted to find him and have a good meeting. But he was worried that the man was tired from the journey, so he walked around the door of his room a few times, planning to come back later.

But before he left, the door opened.

Liu Zhongyi stood at the door, bowed to him, and asked, "Senior, what's the matter?"

Yuan Qingfeng looked at his face, was in a daze for a moment, paused, and said: "It's nothing important."

Liu Zhongyi closed the door and walked to the courtyard. There was a flower vine in the courtyard, and a long wooden chair was placed under the flower vine, apparently for people to rest in their spare time.

"Senior, please sit down."

Yuan Qingfeng sat down on the bench, reached out and patted on the side, motioning for him to sit down too.

Liu Zhongyi did not refuse, and sat down beside him.

Yuan Qingfeng said: "You guys are very tired after coming from Snow Valley, why don't you take a rest?"

Liu Zhongyi replied lightly: "I only walked for two or three hours today, so I'm not very tired."

Yuan Qingfeng nodded, and after a while, he said: "You and your father look very similar. Your brother looks like your mother, and I'm not too familiar with it. Now that I see you, I feel that the world is impermanent and time is fleeting. .”

Liu Zhongyi's eyes drooped slightly, listening to him very quietly.

Yuan Qingfeng sighed, "If he is still alive, although he will not be as old as I am, he should have grown some gray hair. You look exactly like him 20 years ago. When I saw it, I can't help but feel a little dazed, as if we met again in a dream."

Hearing what he said, Liu Zhongyi couldn't help being moved, she pursed her lips slightly, and said, "It's a pity that I was still too young at the time, and I hardly have any memories of my childhood, and I can't even remember the looks of my parents."

Yuan Qingfeng said: "I still have a portrait of my third brother, which was painted more than 20 years ago. Although the painting is not very good, if you want, after these things are over, you can come and see it with me."

Liu Zhongyi's eyes lit up slightly, and said, "Of course I am willing."

After he paused for a while, he continued: "As far as I can remember, I was with my elder brother. When I was young, I also thought about what my parents looked like, but I thought it was impossible for me to know my life experience. It's just that I didn't expect it. Now that I know it, I still can’t meet them.”

Yuan Qingfeng sensed the melancholy in his words, and after a long silence, he said, "How have you been these past few years?"

Liu Zhongyi didn't expect him to ask this suddenly, he was slightly taken aback, and replied: "My brother has always taken care of me."

"Then, after he left...?"

"After my brother left, I stayed in Baicaozhuang all the time."

"Oh?"

Liu Zhongyi didn't know how to explain this matter for a while, so after thinking for a while, he said, "Senior, in fact, today is not the first time we have met."

Yuan Qingfeng looked at him in surprise, frowning and thinking.

Liu Zhongyi explained: "The other day when senior asked about the mourning of Senior Yi at the back mountain of the Sword Gate, we had met, but at that time I was blind and disguised, so it was inevitable that senior didn't recognize me."

Yuan Qingfeng recalled it carefully, and couldn't help but wondered: "You are the one with nephew Wen Xian? That disguise technique is really very subtle, I didn't realize it at all."

"At that time, I was worried that I would be recognized and followed, so I had to do it." Liu Zhongyi frowned slightly, "If it wasn't so, maybe..."

Yuan Qingfeng didn't care much, instead he comforted him and said: "I have lived to this age, and I know that everything has its own destiny. I have no regrets to see you now. I have to thank you when I was in Wenjianmen. You and nephew Wen Xian are the only ones who can keep the eldest brother's disciples."

Liu Zhongyi shook his head: "Senior's words are serious."

"I think you have a good relationship, and I am very relieved." Yuan Qingfeng smiled, as if thinking of something, and said: "Yes, you have also reached the age of double ten, have you ever had a girl you like? If you want, you may as well bring Show me."

Liu Zhongyi was startled when he heard the words, embarrassment suddenly welled up in his heart, he thought for a while, and when he hesitated to speak, he heard the sound of pushing the door, turned his head and saw Wen Yan opened the door and came out.

Seeing them in the courtyard, the man came over, first saluted Yuan Qingfeng, and then asked with a smile, "What are you talking about?"

He just stood under the flower stand, with a very leisurely posture, showing no signs of exhaustion from the rush he had just made.

Liu Zhongyi frowned, as if he was thinking about how to explain this topic.

"Huh?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Wen Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and moved closer, with a hint of intimacy in his gestures, but it was just right and not too obvious.

Liu Zhongyi quietly lowered his eyes and did not speak, but raised his hand and gently held his fingertips.

Wen Yan was taken aback, the meaning of his action was very clear, although there are not as many scruples between men as between men and women, and some intimate behaviors such as hooking shoulders and backs are understandable, but it is not too outrageous that fingers are intertwined But a very intimate and gentle gesture.

Wen Yan glanced at the silent man with his head slightly lowered, and then at Yuan Qingfeng who was beside him, and vaguely guessed what the two of them were talking about just now.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little warm in my heart, I put the man's hand into my palm and held it.

Yuan Qingfeng lived to this age, so he was naturally sensible. Seeing his actions, and then recalling what Liu Zhongyi said just now, he realized that the man's words had actually revealed something, but it was hard to say it directly.But he didn't think of this level, and instead asked that kind of thing, no wonder he looked a little hesitant.

When Yuan Qingfeng thought of this, he couldn't help but feel mixed feelings in his heart, and he couldn't tell what it was like.Fortunately, he could see it, and after thinking about it, although Wen Yan is a man, his personality and family background are all excellent in martial arts. People treat themselves as close elders, and when they think about it this way, they feel relieved.

Just as the three of them were silent, there was a slight sound from the outer wall. Liu Zhongyi clasped a few silver needles in his hands, and before he could make a fuss, he saw a dart shot towards it and nailed it to the wood supporting the flower stand. In a flash, the figure disappeared.

"It's a letter."

Wen Yan pulled out the dart from the shelf, took off the letter that was nailed together, unfolded it, glanced at it, and handed it to Liu Zhongyi.

The handwriting on the letter was very familiar, and Liu Zhongyi recognized it at a glance: "It was written by my brother."

After reading the letter carefully, Liu Zhongqing's general idea is that Xie Miao has decided to go to the Yinshan School and set off in about three days. Not only that, but the route Xie Miao planned is also attached to the letter.

Yuan Qingfeng also read it once, and said: "I think it's the Mingsha Sect members controlled by him with 'Waste Life' who came to deliver the news."

"En." Liu Zhongyi read the letter again, frowning slightly.

Wen Yan knew that he and Liu Zhongqing had a special way of reading letters, so he asked, "But what else?"

Liu Zhongyi nodded and said, "He has already administered the poison."

He looked at the date marked on the letter again, and continued: "This letter was written yesterday, and it only took one day to deliver the letter, so they must be nearby, but my brother didn't say where it is, so it must be heavily guarded." , and even the organs are densely covered, so it is not suitable to break in."

Wen Yan nodded, and said: "The poison will take seven days to take effect, and it's not appropriate to go there now. You might as well calculate where they will go after seven days, and then make plans."

"Yes, Xie Miao has a unique physique and extremely high martial arts. If you go early, it will be difficult to deal with him, but if you go late, your brother's actions will be found out, and I'm afraid it will be dangerous."

When Liu Zhongyi said this, some uneasiness suddenly surged in his heart, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.

Knowing that he was worried, Wen Yan held his palm lightly and comforted him silently.

Liu Zhongyi shook his head slightly, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the indescribable feeling like heart contraction.

Seeing this, Yuan Qingfeng said: "In this case, you might as well go to the front hall and invite the rest of you to come over and have a good discussion."

Liu Zhongyi nodded and said, "Alright."

The three of them brought the letter to the front hall, and Yuan Qingfeng ordered Qin Shaorui, Jian Moyan and others to be found, took a simple map, and gave a general account of the situation according to the letter.

Qin Shaorui looked at the map with frowned eyebrows, stretched out his fingers and said: "According to the route map attached by Mr. Liu, the routes chosen by the Mingsha Sect are mostly official routes, which are not convenient to do. The terrains of Chiyue Lake, Wangran Mountain and Luoyi Bay are relatively complicated, if we lay an ambush in advance, the winning rate will increase."

Yuan Qingfeng thought for a while after hearing the words, and said: "Yes, but we still need to consider the distance. Although Baimuling is a good place to lay an ambush, it is too close to us, and the journey only takes about one day, while Luoyiwan is too far away. I'm afraid that before we get there, the poison of Zhong Qing will take effect."

Qin Shaorui nodded, "Chiyue Lake is very close to Wangran Mountain. If Mingsha Sect leaves in three days, based on the distance, it should be near here."

Yuan Qingfeng nodded slightly: "I have been to Chiyue Lake in the past. The place looks peaceful, but in fact it is densely covered with swamps. Except for the main road, the other trails are very dangerous. Not only that, there are also many poisonous insects, snakes and ants. It's probably not easy to ambush there."

"Indeed, if you are not familiar with it, it is easy to stray into the swamp, and I have heard that poisonous insects are driven away by Gu techniques. I don't know if it is true or not. Can Mr. Jian reveal something?" Qin Shaorui said, looking at the silent gray on the side The man in the coat made a gesture of asking for advice.

Jian Moyan replied lightly: "There is indeed such a method."

Qin Shaorui said: "In this way, if we choose Chiyue Lake, it will easily put us in danger, but we don't know what about Wangran Mountain?"

"I have been to Wangran Mountain before when I was collecting herbs. The terrain is undulating and composed of many hills. It is not very dangerous." Wen Yan pointed to the simple outline of the mountain on the map. "The main road passes here. The mountains are stacked, which is convenient for concealment... but the mountains are also intricate, and there are many exotic flowers and plants, which cannot be easily touched."

"Oh?" Yuan Qingfeng frowned, "Is it easy to distinguish those flowers and plants?"

Wen Yan shook his head and said, "It's not easy. There are many kinds of plants and trees there, some of which are non-toxic and harmless, and some are highly poisonous or cause hallucinations. If you don't know them, they look similar. "

Qin Shaorui said: "It's just more in line with the time. Except for these two places, it is above the official road. Regardless of the traveling horses and horses, it is very easy to accidentally get hurt. If it is related to the government, it will be very difficult."

"That's right," Yuan Qingfeng pondered for a moment, and said, "Compared to Chiyue Lake, Wangran Mountain is still less dangerous. As for those poisonous weeds, I wonder if nephew Wen Xian and Mr. Jian can think of a way?"

Jian Moyan responded: "If the time comes, if we don't go too scattered, and just divide the troops into two groups, Zhuangzhu Wen and I should be able to take care of one or two."

"That's okay, I'll make some antidote and distribute it to you in case of emergencies." Wen Yan thought for a while, and then continued: "Mr. Jian and I can also go to check what's going on first, and make preparations early, and if we can It would be much better to draw a simple route. I wonder what Mr. Jian thinks?"

"Okay." Jian Moyan nodded, agreeing very neatly.

Yuan Qingfeng pondered: "Is this too dangerous?"

Liu Zhongyi heard the words and said: "If that's the case, I'll go with you too. Mr. Jian doesn't have martial arts, so if he encounters danger, I can take care of him."

As he said this, he frowned slightly and looked at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan didn't stop her, she nodded, and met his gaze with a little tenderness in her eyes.

"Alright," Yuan Qingfeng agreed, and said, "So, you must be careful."

"nature."

After a few people made up their plan, they elaborated a few more words, and then went to prepare separately.

The three of Wen Yan decided to leave after noon, so they went back to their room to pack their bags.

In fact, Wen Yan and Liu Zhongyi had just arrived and had nothing to do. When they were alone in the room, Wen Yan said: "Zhong Yi, what's on your mind?"

Liu Zhongyi was startled, and then frowned: "How did the owner see it?"

"It's just a feeling." Wen Yan chuckled: "Although you have always been reticent in front of people, I can still feel a little bit about your mood."

Liu Zhongyi was silent for a moment, and said: "There are actually hints in the route attached by brother, and he also thinks that he should start at Wangran Mountain."

Wen Yan couldn't help being surprised: "Then why didn't you say it?"

"It's not that I don't believe in my brother, I'm just worried..." Liu Zhongyi pursed his lips slightly, and said in a low voice: "Master, just as you know me, brother knows Xie Miao very well, what I'm worried about is that Xie Miao also understands me he."

Hearing what he said, Wen Yan couldn't help but also frowned.

Liu Zhongyi said: "Not only that, since my brother used a code word in the letter, the location is also a hint, so it can be seen that the sender does not fully believe it... I didn't say it just now, but I also wanted to see what other people think is more appropriate. "

Wen Yan thought for a while, and said: "There is no other way at the moment, let's go there to see first, and if there is anything wrong, we will send a message to remind Senior Yuan to change their plan."

"En." Liu Zhongyi nodded, and clasped the dagger in his sleeve silently with his fingers: "Time is running out, we cannot afford to hesitate again and again, since this plan has already started, there is no way out."